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Richard Power Sayeed, “1997: The Future that Never Happened (Zed Books, 2017)

New Books in British Studies

English - November 25, 2017 19:02 - 1 hour - ★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Richard Power Sayeed’s book, 1997: The Future that Never Happened (Zed Books, 2017), is a brilliant and exhaustively researched account of the late 1990s. The subject matter covered is broad. From music to politics, from feminism to the media, it paints a picture of an era in which those living and invested in British society never had it so good. The outlook was sunny, yet this positive future never materialised.

Richard Power Sayeed is a writer and documentary maker based in London. 1997: The Future that Never Happened his first book, and he has somehow managed to finish it without losing his love for the minutiae of nineties Britain.

Stephen Lee Naish is a writer and author of several books on the subjects of film and popular culture. He lives in Ontario, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @riffsandmeaning.
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Richard Power Sayeed’s book, 1997: The Future that Never Happened (Zed Books, 2017), is a brilliant and exhaustively researched account of the late 1990s. The subject matter covered is broad. From music to politics, from feminism to the media, it paints a picture of an era in which those living and invested in British society never had it so good. The outlook was sunny, yet this positive future never materialised.


Richard Power Sayeed is a writer and documentary maker based in London. 1997: The Future that Never Happened his first book, and he has somehow managed to finish it without losing his love for the minutiae of nineties Britain.



Stephen Lee Naish is a writer and author of several books on the subjects of film and popular culture. He lives in Ontario, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @riffsandmeaning.

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